Web Resources for Conservation Trees & Shrubs for the High Plains & Western U.S.

Cooperative Extension Services

• State and Federal Cooperative Extension Web Links - Index to Cooperative Extension resources on the web
• Colorado State University Cooperative Extension On-Line
• Colorado State Cooperative Extension Garden Publications
• Oregon State Extension
• Oregon State University Extension Service
• WSU College of Agriculture and Home Economics Cooperative Extension Home Page - Washington State University
• Michigan State Extension Home Page
• North Dakota Extension - 1996 List of Educational Materials

Soil and Natural Resource Conservation Districts

• Conservation Districts on the Web
• NASCA - National Association of State Conservation Agencies
• NACD - National Association of Conservation Districts
• Lower Platte North Natural Resources District

Information About Specific Tree Species

• Colorado State Forest Service Tree Catalog
• Nebraska Conservation Trees Program
• Nebraska Extension Hardwoods
• Nebraska Conifers
• Nebraska Shrubs
• Nebraska Conservation Tree Program, page 1
• Iowa State University Forestry Tree Identification
• Fire Effects Information Service - Trees Database
• Plants of the Southwest
• Plants of Arizona Home Page
• The Right Tree Handbook, Minnesota Power - Species appropriate for planting near power lines
• NRCS PLANTS Database Home Page
• The Native Trees of Colorado, Wyoming, and Northern New Mexico

Sources of Trees

• Colorado State Forest Service Nursery
• Nebraska Conservation Tree Program, page 1
• Nebraska Conservation Trees Program
• NRCS Plant Materials Program
• Missouri Department of Conservation Forestry Guide
• Minnesota DNR State Forest Nurseries
• Directory of Forest & Conservation Nurseries

Windbreak Design Information

• Windbreak Design, G96-1304-A
• Windbreak Maintenance and Renovation, G89-923-A
• Windbreak Establishment, EC91-1764-B

Doing It Yourself - Growing From Seed

• Growing Conifers from Seed;G77-380-A
• Growing Shrubs From Seed; G88-873-A
• How To Plant and Care for a Conifer Tree Seedling

Sources of Seeds

• Sheffield's Seeds
• Angelgrove Seeds
• Plants of the Southwest
• NRCS Plant Materials Program

Sources of Related Materials and Supplies

• Shaw Enterprises - Fabric mulch and related materials
• Dig-a-Hole.com - Tree-planting supplies

Miscellaneous

• Ponderosa Pine Seedlings - Survivors in a Hostile Environment
• Discovery: Ancient Bristlecones
• Colorado pinyon - Pinus edulis
• Pines - Pinus spp.

Useful References in Print

• Young & Young, Collecting, Processing, and Germinating Seeds of Wildland Plants
• Seeds of Woody Plants in the United States, USDA Ag Handbook 450 - out of print, but you may find a reference copy in libraries with good government documents collections
• Silvics of North America - Volume 1 Conifers - USDA Ag Handbook 654
• Raising Forest Tree Seedlings at Home, Pacific Northwest Cooperative Extension Publication PNW 96. Available for purchase at: http://eesc.orst.edu
• Pielou, E.C., The World of Northern Evergreens